2000-2001 UAF Catalog

Research Institutes and Centers

Research

The Cooperative Research Unit is jointly sponsored and financed by UAF, the
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, and Wildlife Management Institute. The unit provides financial
support and guidance for graduate training in fishery and wildlife biology and
management.

Fisheries research emphasis is on the ecology and fisheries of aquatic ecosystems,
alteration and contamination of Alaska freshwater and evaluation and development
of cold water fisheries techniques. Wildlife research is directed toward habitat
relationships, avian ecology, wildlife population dynamics, and the impact of
northern development on wild animals and their habitats.